Yes we Can! I posting it again! Tired of negativity, tired of division, tired of fear...

[usregimechange]

Yes we can!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fZHou18Cdk&eurl=http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

[JohnBreauxDemocrat]

1. GoMama!

All Fired up for the lady

Yes We Can, Yes She can!

Go mama!

Fired up for the lady

Yes she can

[usregimechange]

5. There you go!

[JohnBreauxDemocrat]

8. ALL FIRED UP FOR THE LADY

Go Mama

Yes she can, yes we can

Fired up, ready to go for the lady

Am I doing this right

[usregimechange]

9. Yep

[mihalevich]

2. Yes We Can!!!

Heal this nation.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

3. Because if Obama becomes president

the repukes will all of a sudden feel like being positive and unifying with the Democrats.

Are you a gambler? I have a bet for you.

[usregimechange]

6. We can't win with just our base, we need to bring new voters in, independents, AND mobilize our base

I will raise you twice whatever you have bet. Also, I didn't crap on your candidate, why do you feel it is necessary?

[Blue_State_Elitist]

23. Okay

when Obama becomes president and the repukes start working happily with the Democrats to pass progressive legislation get back to me.

I have seen no evidence that Clinton cannot get new voters registered and cannot win independent voters in the general.

[usregimechange]

29. You build a coalition with those who are inspired to get on board

I think Hillary can bring new voters, especially women on board, but I think Obama can bring more on board. Also, I like that he is authentic and has a very solid progressive record. More progressive than Hillary, in my analysis.

[Blue_State_Elitist]

31. I am sorry if statements that begin with

I think don't impress me.

[usregimechange]

36. How about this, and you don't have to be disrespectful:

League of Conservation Voters Scorecard: Obama 100%, Hillary 71%
View Hillary's scores/votes:
http://capwiz.com/lcv/bio/keyvotes/?id=10902&congress=1...

View Obama's scores/votes:
http://capwiz.com/lcv/bio/keyvotes/?id=3181&congress=11...


Children's Defense Fund Scorecard: Obama 100%, Hillary 90%
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
Special thanks to DUer ProSense.


ACLU Congressional Scorecard: Obama 80%, Hillary 67%
Lifetime scores:

Obama: 82% (better than Edward Kennedy's and John Kerry's)
Hillary: 75%

[Blue_State_Elitist]

65. I was referring to:

"I think Obama can bring more on board"

They both have solidly liberal voting records.

[mkultra]

63. you mean you like statments like

I know they have WMD. its a slam dunk

[Blue_State_Elitist]

64. No. I'm not too big on George Tenet.

[mondo joe]

Coalitions require compromise. Which Democratic values do you suggest we compromise

in order to be more palatable to these other persons?

[usregimechange]

34. No, you biuld coalitions with like minded people who used to be apathetic to the process

[mondo joe]

37. But you already spoke of coalitions with independents. Independents aren't

apathetic. And they have disagreements with Democrats - and Republicans - or they'd be aligned with them or some minor party already.

So if you're creating a coalition there has to be some compromise on both sides.

[usregimechange]

44. I think you are confusing independents with moderates, you can persuade them that progressive

principles are the best option. That is if you mean what you say, have good plans, and educate the public.

[mondo joe]

46. "Independents" covers a lot of ground. But if they were that easily convinced

by progressive principles, they'd be progressives already. But they're not.

[usregimechange]

48. Did I say it would be easy or that it was already complete?

[mondo joe]

52. No. But neither did you say what the compromise will be that will make such a coalition

palatable.

[usregimechange]

57. Your right! You are the one using the word "compromise."

[mondo joe]

69. That's because I'm the one recognizing that compromises need to be made in

coalitions. You have not yet recognized that fact.

[readmoreoften]

4. I'm tired of bullshit and watching Americans get suckered. /nt

[mihalevich]

10. Who are you voting for?

[usregimechange]

12. I agree! But I don't think that justice and equality and inspiring the people = bullshit

[sandnsea]

7. Would you post a YouTube for me please

I don't know how to do the embedding with the brackets. Scroll about half way down for "Fired Up Ready To Go". Thank you!!

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog

[usregimechange]

11. Not sure how to do that, sorry

[sandnsea]

13. You just did it in your OP

I'm confused.

:shrug:

[usregimechange]

14. No that is just a picture/screen cap posted with a link

[usregimechange]

16. Try posting this:

<object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2fZHou18Cdk&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2fZHou18Cdk&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object>

[sandnsea]

18. Oh, well, dang

You should go look at that video if you haven't anyway. It's great! :hi:

[usregimechange]

25. It works when you post it in the video forum but they set it up to do that

[sandnsea]

27. Just as a straight link?

Like you do when you post a picture?

[usregimechange]

32. Yeah but you enter it into some special thing. Sorry, I really don't know much about it

[sandnsea]

39. That's okay

I don't watch videos and all that very often anyway. I know how to embed them in an html page, I just don't know how to transfer them to the forum code. I just thought if it was as simple as posting a picture, I'd feel like a real idiot. :silly:

:hi:

[usregimechange]

51. Yeah, the code is different in forum type places

:hi:

[mondo joe]

15. Can you tell me: How will we know this UNITY is acheived? Is there any measurable

aspect? Is it a percentage of the GE vote? An approval rating?

[JohnBreauxDemocrat]

17. Think outside the bun.

You must.

[mondo joe]

22. Failure to answer the question.

[sandnsea]

19. When you have something constructive to post

about what you accomplished today or intend to accomplish tomorrow.

[mondo joe]

26. Oh someone took their cranky pill today.

[sandnsea]

42. No, I was being serious

Hope leads to action leads to change. It's pretty simple really. It's the asking people to contribute something to their country besides shopping. We talk about it around here all the time. There isn't one thing that he is proposing to do, or doing, that DU hasn't been begging for someone to do.

[mondo joe]

43. I don't see how voting for Obama is going to reduce or eliminate fear, negativity

or division. To be fair, I don't see how any candidate is going to do that.

[sandnsea]

53. Setting a national tone, like FDR did

Not pitting groups against each other. Speaking up for maligned groups, like homosexuals, which he does regularly. Saying we can't scapegoat undocumented workers. Setting a summit with all the Muslim leaders around the world. Telling the truth about the terrorist problem. Quit playing footsie with people like Musharaff. Meeting directly with people like Chavez and Castro and not demonizing everybody for oil. Setting the country on a new trajectory, more like the one Carter wanted us on all along.

[mondo joe]

55. That's the best argument I've seen yet. I don't buy it, but it's a cogent position.

Thank you for that.

I think FDR was able to set a national tone because the nation embraced it. I also think he just lived in a different time. No matter what the president does - or who he or she is - the agents of fear and division and negativity are deeply entrenched and aren't going anywhere.

[usregimechange]

59. Which is why you don't play their games but also don't roll over and do nothing

[mondo joe]

68. hm, I don't recall anyone advocating rolling over and doing nothing. nt

[sandnsea]

60. They were at FDR all the time too

They called him a communist every time he ran for election. I mean, criminy, Jesus wasn't even able to make everybody believe, (if you believe in that sort of thing). But the choice is somebody who wants to try verse somebody who has proven they are happy in the muck just by the campaign choices. I just want to try to have something more hopeful and positive, just once in my life. And if he really can capture the kind of thing Reagan did, but it in a liberal way, well then we can leave our kids 30 years of liberalism and wouldn't that be a great thing!

[usregimechange]

61. Well said

[usregimechange]

20. If you watch the video, he isn't just talking about unity, basically hope and standing for...

progressive principles.

[mondo joe]

24. Okay, but if you're tired of fear, negativity and division.... do you think those things

are going away if Obama wins the presidency?

[usregimechange]

28. There is no cure but why not do your part and lead by example?

[mondo joe]

30. Sorry, but I'm not getting the point. If you are tired of those things, what does

voting for Obama - or anyone else - have to do with it?

Is there a Presidential candidate who can make fear, negativity and division go away?

[ProgressIn2008]

33. I think you're on to something... perhaps the idea is *he will take these things away*.

And if so... well, eek.

[mondo joe]

35. It is? He'll take those things away????

Do the right wingers know that?

[usregimechange]

38. I already said there is no cure, but you do what you can.

[mondo joe]

41. I understand. But if there is no cure, what does voting for a candidate do to address

your tiredness of these things?

It's like saying "I'm tired of having to go to work and clean the house, so I'm gong to vote for Gravel". There's no relationship between the two things.

[usregimechange]

47. Because a President has a big ass mike in front of him and can influence policy that can do those

things.

[mondo joe]

50. Really? You think a President Obama would make negativity and division and fear

shrink?

Do you think the Limbaughs and Hannitys and the Pat Robertsons are just going to fold up like little flower petals and go away?

Or that the Republicans in the congress and the courts are going to reform?

[usregimechange]

54. No, an imperfect world will still exist but their hate and immaturity can not feign the truth

[mondo joe]

56. They "can not feign the truth"? Why can't they? They've been doing it for a long time

and no president can stop them.

[usregimechange]

58. They have been creating that illusion because the opposition was both silent and

un-inspiring!

[mondo joe]

72. That, I'm afraid, is hogwash. nt

[mihalevich]

21. I'm thinking 60-70%

[nonconformist]

40. lol... that will never happen. nt

[mihalevich]

45. Ok 59-70%?

[nonconformist]

49. Nobody has ever had 70% of the vote in the GE....

Besides George Washington.

So naive.

[mihalevich]

62. 58.5-70%?

[Bluebear]

66. "I posting it!"

:silly:

[usregimechange]

67. Ha! I just noticed. Too late to edit.

[we can do it]

70. Yes We Can Here - Go Hillary

[bigtree]

73. yes, we WILL

we WILL

[bigtree]

71. the preachifying is obnoxious

this doesn't help